Analysis | International innovation collaboration activity by SA businesses Innovation is widely recognised as a key ingredient in the growth of economies. At firm level, it is equally vital as a capability for businesses to cooperate and compete. International collaboration occurs when enterprises work together across borders with partners on joint innovation projects and is one way that businesses can optimise the innovation process… View Article
Analysis | Policy levers to boost innovation and productivity in South African manufacturing firms “Current policy instruments to promote innovation do not consider all of the drivers of innovation investment and success, and there is a need for a mix of tools – known as policy levers – that explicitly consider the differential impact of these drivers on product versus process innovation,” argues Kahn (2022) in a new HSRC… View Article
Media release | Nation-wide survey of South African business innovation gets underway Thursday, 24 February 2022 – On 14 March 2022 South Africa’s official Business Innovation Survey gets underway with fieldworkers reaching out to 5 500 businesses over the next six months. This will be the seventh time the survey takes place in South Africa, which is performed by the HSRC’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation… View Article
Seminar | Strengthening innovation measurement practice in firm-level surveys Join survey practitioners, scholars of innovation indicators, and users of innovation data for policy making or programming to learn more about current methodological imperatives shaping innovation measurement. Why this seminar, now Business innovation surveys are commonly used by both state and non-state actors to understand firm dynamics and to generate evidence in support of economic… View Article
Policy Forum | State of innovation in South Africa This high level, evidence-led virtual discussion on innovation and innovation measurement in South Africa on 28 August 2020 will feature key speakers from government, business, universities and civil society. RSVP required at Eventbrite* *Zoom link to be supplied on receipt of RSVP Please note: This event will also be livestreamed on Facebook at the Department… View Article
Results | SA Business Innovation Survey, 2014-2016 8 July 2020 – South African Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande, today released the results of the 2014-2016 Business Innovation Survey. Quick links: Produced by the HSRC’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Survey delivers national data on the… View Article
Analysis | Can government stimulate innovation through public funding and procurement in manufacturing and services? In two brand new briefing papers, researchers from the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators at the Human Sciences Research Council investigate firm-level awareness of public funding for innovation in the manufacturing and services sectors.
Event | Survey leaders to brief media on 5 September 2017 Members of the media and other interested parties are invited to join the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators and the Department of Science and Technology for an announcement of the launch of fieldwork for the South African Business Innovation Survey 2014-2016. The briefing will take place on 5 September 2017 (10h30-12h00), and participants can attend in… View Article
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Media release | South African agribusiness innovation survey kicks off Friday, 19 August 2022 – South Africa’s official Agricultural Business Innovation Survey (AgriBIS) 2019-2021 gets underway today, with fieldworkers reaching out to commercial farming, forestry and fisheries businesses in the coming months. Performed by the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) on behalf of the Department of Science and… View Article
FAQ | SA Agricultural Business Innovation Survey, 2019-2021 *You can also download these FAQ SURVEY GOAL What is the purpose of the Agricultural Business Innovation Survey? Commissioned by the Department of Science and Innovation, and performed by the Human Sciences Research Council, the Agricultural Business Innovation Survey aims to deliver an internationally comparable report on innovation activities in South African agriculture, including farming,… View Article
Analysis | Adoption and diffusion of advanced ICTs in South Africa’s agricultural sector “For policymakers to develop, implement and improve policies that facilitate adoption and diffusion while mitigating the potential associated risks, they need to understand the implications involved,” write Buchana, Sithole, and Majokweni (2022) in a new HSRC Policy Brief. “The main policy issue at hand is the absence of evidence-based policy instruments intended for facilitating the… View Article
FAQ | SA Business Innovation Survey, 2019-2021 *You can also download these FAQ What is the purpose of the Business Innovation Survey? The Business Innovation Survey aims to deliver an internationally comparable report on innovation activities in key sectors of the South African economy. Survey results will play a vital role in policymaking for technology, innovation, and economic development. Why has my… View Article
Event | Save the Date: 24 February 2022 Media briefing and knowledge-sharing webinar for journalists, industry association leaders,and business analysts The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), together with the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), invite you to join this knowledge-sharing webinar to explore uses of innovation data for organisational decision-making and analysis,… View Article